Improved refrigerator



UNITED STATES PATENT GEEIGE. i

FERDINAND BORCHARD, `OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

IMPROVED REFRIGERATOR.

Specification forming part of Iletters Patent No. 71,844, dated December105.1867.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, FERDINAND Boncrmnn, of Detroit, in the county ofWayne and State of Michigan,'have invented a new and ImprovedRefrigerator; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full,clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making a part of this specification, in which-Figure lis a vertical section through the refrigerator, taken in theplane indicated by red line .r in Fig. 2. Fig. 2 is atransverse sectionthrough the refrigerator, taken in a vertical central plane through it.Fig. 3 is a horizontal section through the ice-box, taken in a planeindicated by red line y in Fig. l. Fig. -l is a horizontal section,taken in the plane z below the ice-box.

This invention relates to certain novel improvements on refrigerators,which are particularly designed for receiving casks containing beer andother liquors, for keeping the same cool. It consists, mainly, in anice-box which is arranged above the refrigeratin g apartments, and soconstructed that there will be 11o moisture carried down from the formerinto the latter, said ice-apartment being lined with metal, and providedWith an ice-pan, in which is a removable grate for supporting the iceplaced therein, in combination with movable racks, as will behereinafter described. It also consists in providing a refrigerator withmovable racks for supporting the caslrs and holding them in properposition, which racks are so constructed that when they are partiallydrawn out of their respective apartments they will be iirmly supportedby a sliding bracket, arranged and applied as will be hereinafterdescribed.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand my invention, I willdescribe its construction and operation.

In the accompanying drawings, I have represented a refrigerator havingtwo apartments for receiving casks, divided by a horizontal partition,A, through which suitable openings are made for the circulation of coolair, and above the upper apartment I have arranged the ice-receptacle B.This ice-receptacle occupies the highest portion of the refrigerator,and access is had to it by means of the two doors C C, the innersurfaces of which are lined with sheet metal. These doors form one sideof the ice-chamber, the other three sides being formed by means ofmetallic plates a a a, inclined as shown, so that the water ofcondensation which gathers upon them will run down into a pan, D, whichforms the bottom of the ice-chamber. This pan D is supported beneath theoverhanging sides c a a by means of brackets b b, which are secured tothe walls of the refrigerator, so as to leave a space between this panand said walls for the descent of cold air into the prelserving-apartments. This ice-pan D is constructed with recesses,properly spaced for re-` ceiving bars c c, which collectively form agrate for supporting the ice above the bottom of the pan, and thuskeeping the ice out of the water which will accumulate in this pan. Thegrate is removable for allowing the pau D to be emptied and cleaned atpleasure. To prevent the water which will gather upon the ldoorsO (lfrom running down into the preserving-apartments, I employ a ledge, d,which overhangs the front edge of the pan, which ledge will conduct thewater into the pan. This ledge is shown in Figs. l and 3. The front partofthe highest preserving-chambei-E is closed by two doors, F, whichincline as shown in Fig. l, and which'are lined with sheet metal. Thesedoors F are constructed with projections on their lower edges, which arereceived by the inner edges of the door-frames, thus forming a fasteningfor the bottoms of these doors. The upper ends of these doors aresecured by turnbuttons, as shown in Fig. l. Vithin the apartment whichis closed by the two doors-F are two racks, which are adapted forreceiving and supporting barrels or casls G, containing beer orotherliquor which it is desired to keep cool. The racks are all mounted uponrollers, and made so that they can be drawn partially out, as shown inFig. 4, for receiving a cask or allowing of the removal of one. Thoseracks which are arranged in the chamber E are constructed so as toincline the casks forward, and thus allow of their contents being drawnout to a better advantage than if they were arranged horizontally. Thefaucets g, by which the liquor is drawn from the caslis Gr withoutopening the doors F, pass through holes which are made through saiddoors, which holes will be tightly closed by 'gravitating slides It,when the faucets are not in immediate use, thereby bar, I,Which, When itis partially drawn out,v

as shown in Fig. 4, Will form a bracket for sustaining the outer end ofthe rack.

If desirable, the bars or brackets I may be connected to the frames H bymeans of a pin, j, as shown lin Fig. l, so that when the racks are movedout or in the bars will move with them.

The racks, which are arranged upon the Hoor or partition A, move betweenstationary guides e e, which keep said racks in place. B y thusconstructing the racks and applyi-n g them to the refrigerator, the lledcasks can be introduced into their appropriate places, and the emptycasks removed With great facility.

The doors of the refrigerating-apartments, and also of theice-apartment, are made so as to fit snugly in their places, and preventthe entrance and escape of air.

Ice being pui into the chamber B, and the doors of the refrigerator allclosed, the air su-rrounding the ice Will first become cool, and willthen descend through thespace surround ing the pan D into the chamberscontaining the casks. During the operation ofthe refrigerator there willbe considerable moisture condensed upon the interior Walls ot' the`icechamber, which moisture will run down into the pan D, and, with theWater which drips from the ice, may becdrawn o" through a pipe, S. Thusit will be seen that there will be no Water carried down from theice-chamber; consequently the reirigerating-chambers Will be kept dryand sweet.

Having described my invention, what I claim as nevv,..and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A refrigerator Which is provided With movable racks H,l Withincooling-chambers which are arranged beneath an ice-chamber,

B, constructed with inclined Walls a a, a drip-y pan, D, andanice-supporting rack, c, substantially as land for the purposesdescribed. 2. Providing the movable racks with sliding brackets I, whichare so applied as to serve as supports for the outer ends ofthe rackswhen drawn partially' out of their respective apartments, substantiallyas described.

FERDINAND BOBOHARD.

